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[quote=Anonymous]our one kid would more easily gravitate to not doing any sport if given any opening and seemed relatively not athletically interested or naturally skilled - we said he had to do one sport with his friends.    He had to stay physically active.  While not opposed to individual sports felt team sport was easier to have consistency. .  Gave him options that he chose from.  Teams were mostly friends and very positive coaches that made the least athletic or least interested kid welcomed and have fun.   (having seen bad coaching / team environments with older kids this was critical, so we sought that out in team options)   We helped with team activities around games.   So not sure if this was a 'force' or creating parameters to make it a more enjoyable experience even if he naturally would have said no.  There are a lot of of mediocre or even bad  rec environments that can see why kids may not like and push back hard on so it becomes a force

Turned out, and would not have guessed this,   He was a late bloomer.   Fast forward to middle school, he has begun to love a sport - and has really begun to focus and see progress from his efforts.    It's also given him confidence when he needed a boost.   Not saying that happens to all kids, but glad we put in the effort to make this work through elementary school.  [/quote]

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